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Now, there is a bill of rights for people living with Alzheimer’s disease. It was drafted by the patient-founded nonprofit organization Voices of Alzheimer’s. …
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Biogen and Eisai’s monoclonal antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s — Aduhelm (now off the market) and Leqembi (fully approved by the FDA in 2023) —…
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This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Caribbean neuroscientist Indira Turney’s research is centered…